This chord progression has had many lives. At one time, the lyrics were about pirates. A friend had an idea about a pot smuggler that meshed with the drive of the progression better than singing about pirates. The only problem was that the song was short; less than 2:30. I was doodling around with 32nd notes and hammer-ons and I came up with the opening instrumental part just to make the tune longer. My sister told me that this is a perfect prologue. In music, it tells the story of the smuggler’s high before he comes crashing down, where the lyrics begin.

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